'We’re not really living any more'
BBC Scotland cost of living producer
The former carer had to stop work after developing dermatitis on her hands. She is now finding ways to cope living on universal credit. Despite the current struggles, Shelby is determined to stay positive and dreams of going to the Eiffel Tower one day and finding a new job.'I don't want to be trapped in a job for the rest of my life'Also in Whitburn, Kirstie Russell hopes to have a career teaching music one day but in the meantime she is doing her best to save up to be able to afford to go to college.
Standing on the pier in Tobermory on the Isle of Mull, fisherman Calum Maclean looks back at the brightly coloured buildings. "The problem is getting people here to work," he says. "The summer's a real struggle to get people here.""It's a dear hobby having a family nowadays, but we just have to struggle on," he says. "Food is very expensive. It's an expensive place to live nowadays."
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